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ate making an appropriation for the purchase
of land at the State Prison, was transformed
into one making an appropriation TO pay the
widow OF the late Adjutant General Robertson
the balance OF his salary for his unexpired
term, and passed the Senate March rs. Bills
were also passed to establish mu-
nicipal police court in the city OF East
Saginaw; TO revise the Muskegon City char
ter to restrict the powers OF highway COM
mis- ssioners in the township OF Ironwood, Hough-
ton County; to authorize the Township Board
TO maintain a fire department and to license
hawkers and peddlers. The House passed a
bill to provide for the organization Of building
and loan associations to prevent the destruc-
ton Of ish in Pine Lake, Cass County the
Senate bill for paying the balance OF Adjutant
General kobeItsons salary to his widow; de-
fining the qualifications OF deputy sheritfs;
posal and settlement Of State lands: to desig-
nate the place for holding elections in Midland,
Midland County to reincorporate the VII
The Committee ON Military Affairs reported
favorably the bill to organize medical corps ia
the State militia. The Committee ON Ways ana
Means reported favorably the bill TO give tho
Upper Peninsula members ~ per day extra
eont tansation Mr. Chapman dissonted anu
made a minority report. Mr. Webbers bill for
raising tho salary OF the officers OF the State
House of Correction had all after the enacting
clause struck out. The bill making 1t manda-
tory upon the trustees Of the Northern Michigan
Insane Asylum To place IL under homeopathic
control evoked very hot discussion. Ii
adopted by the House. sitting in committee Of
the whole.
BARE quorum was present ut the sessions
of the House and Senate ON the 26th inst The
sessions were spent almost entirely in commit
tee OF tho whole The House had some wrang-
ling over a concurrent resolution from the Sem
ate to the effect that both branches ad ,ourn
from March 80 to April 6. Adjournment had
previously been fixed for April ]. The Senate
resolution was adopted however. The Senate
passed in committee of the whole a bill to make
an appropriation for the Michigan School for the
Blind At noon the House took a recess, and
upon being called to order in the afternoon
there was no quorum. A call of the House was
had, and thirty members were absent without
leave, and the Sergeant-at Arms was ordered to
place them under arrest as fast as they ap-
peared. Mr.. Watsons bill granting the right to
women to vote at school, town, city, and other
der for April 10. The Committee ON Railroads
reported favorably bill to require railroads to
publicly announce at stations whether passen-
ger trains are ON schedule time or not and how
much deviation therefrom. The bill providing
that ts>a committees on State institutions shall
visit them and report their needs and cond ition
to the succeeding Legislature was reported
adversely.
A BILL to provide for cumulative voting for
Representatives to the Legislature in cities
where such members are elected on the general
ticket instead of by single districts as In the
country, gave rise to prolonged debate in the
Senate on the 2Sth ult. There was such a diver.
sty OF opinion to the merits Of the bill that it
was at last laid aside for future consideration.
The Senate passed bills TO detach certain terri
tory from the Union School District OF the city
of Owosso, in ShiawasBee County to organize a
school district and create a graded school in the
township of Standish, Arenac County, and in
Pinconning Township, Bay County; and to
establish boundaries Of said districts. Nearly
oil the afternoon was spent in committee OF the
whole, and q large number of bills were consid-
cred and agreed to, mostly OF local Importance.
A quorum not found in the House upon
being called to order at the forenoon session.
and recess was taken until p. M, at which
time quorum was present, and the Sergeant
alarms appeared at the bar OF the House
with several of the members ordered under ar
rest for absence without leave. Excuses were
made, some of them provoking much merri-
ment, and the members were allowed to take
their seats. Most OF tho afternoon was spent in
committee Of the whole which had under con-
sideration Mr.. Grennels bill for abolishing the
Board of Councilmen of the city of Detroit. The
Detroit city delegation was divided upon it.
SayagelR RIn andpnents -Yera offereq one to give
giving it authority to originate legislation was
rejected. The committee passed the bill.
THE House bill to amend the charter OF the
city of Grand Rapids consumed large share OF
the time and attention Of the Senate on the 29th
ult. Mr.. O'Reilly moved to strike out all after
the enacting clause The motion was lost and
the bill placed on the general order. Bills were
passed to amend the charter OF the city of Ann
Arbor; relative to Justices of the Peace to au-
thorize the Inlay City Agricultural and Horti-
cultural Society to mortgage its real estate
to pay its indebtedness. The House
the incorporation of manufacturing companies
to amend the act creating the State Bureau of
Labor; authorizing the State Board OF Auditors
to refund $l60 to Daniel II. Walters, by reason
of generalization Of land sold him by the State
and to authorize the Township Board of
Portsmouth, in Bay County, to borrow money.
Mr.. Green's bill to provide for the Williams
and Garfield State road extension was
passed, reconsidered, and referred to tho
Committee on Roads ana Bridges for amend
ment good portion OF the days session
in the House was spent in committee of the
whole. and the most important bill considered
was Mr.. Webbers, appropriating " 600 to pur-
chase land for the use OF the Ionia House OF
Correction. There we're several lively tits be-
tween members, and the bill was finally
knocked out. Some time was spent in ex-
cuses OF members for absence without leave.
The most Of them were OF the serio-comic order
Mr.. Webber's garnishee bill was under con-
sideration, and after long discussion passed
the committee The Committee ON Municipal
Corporations reported adversely the bill to in
corporate the village Of Harbor Spring, Emmett
County.
THE following bills passed the Senate on the
30th ult. Amending the law relative to the
liquidation of shares OF cooperative savings
sociations to authorize the organization Of sub
urban homestead, villa, park, and summer re-
sort associations; to make appropriation for tho
State Pioneer Society for tho years 1887 aud
1888; to authorize the Central Michigan Agri-
cultural Society to sell and convey its real es-
tate; to provide for the organization OF log and
lumber insurance companies to cover risks in
inland navigation, towing ana transportation;
prohibiting the use OF stoves or heaters In rail-
way cars after Nov. l. 1884, unless inclosed in
closets built of boiler iron prohibiting the use
OF any freightcar not provided with an auto
matte coupler in the State after Jan. /, 1889. In
the House of Representatives the Committee on
Labor reported adversely q bill restricting the
employment of more than 100 prison convicts
upon any branch of industry in any penal in
stitution OF the State. bill was passed to au-
thorize the city of Menomnee TO join with Wis
consin and construct bridge across the Me-
nom N lOuSeS adjourned
April o, to allow members to attend to election
dutiea.